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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">As
of Tuesday, May 2, DC Central Kitchen suspended delivery of 2,300 daily meals to
eight city homeless shelters because the non-profit lacked financial support
from the community and city of DC. The Community Partnership for the
Prevention of Homelessness (CPPH) is the agency responsible for allocation of
city funds for homeless services.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>It failed to deliver a contract, and all the shelters were advised that
serving their residents without city funding had become an unsustainable
solution to an increasing problem.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Please
flood Sue Marshall, executive director of the CPPH, with calls and emails.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Call her directly at 202.543.5298.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>X102, send an email to <A
href="mailto:suemarshall@community-partnership.org">suemarshall@community-partnership.org</A>,
or fax her at 202.543.5653 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">This
is not a surprise. Over the course of Mayor William's tenure, he has been
successful in shutting down homeless shelters (Gale, Randall), reducing homeless
services, prioritizing a baseball stadium over public schools, using public
dollars to support an ongoing gentrification campaign under the guise of "urban
renewal", and the list goes on.<BR><BR>Given the recent developments in the
state of homeless affairs in the city, and Mayor William's ongoing failure to
address interests that do not come with large dollar signs, we are urging
EVERYONE to come out and protest the Mayor. We will be delivering a letter
of protest (see a copy of the letter below), demanding that he see to it that
food service is restored.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Join
the DC Anti-War Network (DAWN) Weekly Action Group as we protest, yet again, at
his house, Thursday at 9:30pm. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Meet
at: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">2475
Virginia Avenue NW</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Potomac</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Plaza</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
Apartments.<BR><BR>Come to the protest, but don't just stop with a
protest. The DAWN Weekly action group will be serving meals at <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Franklin</st1:place></st1:City> every Thursday
until the food gets up and running again. We urge everyone to contribute
in whatever way they can to help end this public emergency.<BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Whether
that's writing letters to Sue Marshall, to the Mayor (<st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">2475 Virginia Ave. NW apartment
829</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City> <st1:State
w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:address>), taking on a day to cook food for a
shelter, or contributing money, food, or juice, everyone can play a
role.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">DAWN has set up a special paypal
account to fund this endeavor. <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You can contribute directly</B> at <A
href="http://www.dawndc.net/">http://www.dawndc.net/</A> or try this direct link
(may not work in your browser): <A
href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=jsmacdonaldjr%40yahoo%2ecom&item_name=Adopt%20Franklin%20Shelter&item_number=AFS&no_shipping=0&no_note=1&tax=0&currency_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF&charset=UTF%2d8"
target=_blank>https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=jsmacdonaldjr%40yahoo%2ecom&item_name=Adopt%20Franklin%20Shelter&item_number=AFS&no_shipping=0&no_note=1&tax=0&currency_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF&charset=UTF%2d8</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Just to give you an idea, $30.00
buys rice, beans, and tortillas for 100 people. Any amount you can donate would
be appreciated.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Funds over and
above what we need for this specific effort will be applied to the costs of our
ongoing service to DC residents who are homeless, for food, beverages, paper
goods, toiletries, and metro cards.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">You can also get in touch with
DC's shelters directly and find out how you can help (see the listing
below).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please, let us come
together as a community and do what we can to fight the effects of this assault
on human health and dignity.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Our
needs:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Existing groups (clubs,
faith-based organizations, neighborhood associations, groups of friends) to
organize help at one of the various shelters or by contacting them as to their
needs (remember, we are only able to cover one meal on one day of the week at
Franklin Shelter, and that in and of itself is a daunting
task)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Significant kitchen space (huge
need) with capacity to prepare large amounts of food<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Big
pots and pans<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">In our
particular case, donations of volunteer time are always
appreciated;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">and/or
money<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">of
course, food donations (though, if you have particular food donations we should
strategize about the critical problem of distribution)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">demands
upon the city government that they get this crisis with DC Central Kitchen
Resolved (more on that to come).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">If you can help or need help
coordinating ways you can help, please call Becky Sambol at 703-463-0558 or by
email at <A href="mailto:catsambol@aol.com">catsambol@aol.com</A>
.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Men’s
Shelters<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Community for Creative
Non-Violence<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">425 2<SUP>nd</SUP> St.
NW</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">202.393.1909<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Emery
Shelter<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">1725 Lincoln Rd.
NE</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">202.655.1041<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Franklin
Shelter<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">13<SUP>th</SUP> & K Streets,
NW<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">202.638.7424<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">La Casa <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">1436 Irving St.
NW</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">202.842.1731<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">New York
Avenue</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> Shelter<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">1355</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">-57 New York Avenue, <st1:State
w:st="on">NE</st1:State></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">202.832.2359<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">St. Elizabeth’s
Hospital<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:address w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">2700 A. St.
SE</SPAN></st1:address><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">202.889.7634<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Women’s
Shelters<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">John L. Young
Shelter<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:address w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">119 D Street
NW</SPAN></st1:address><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">202.772.4313<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Open Door Shelter
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">2<SUP>nd</SUP> & D Streets,
NW<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">202.639.8093<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Mayor
Anthony Williams<BR><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">2475 Virginia
Avenue, NW<BR>Apt. 829</st1:Street><BR><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>
<st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State>, <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">20037</st1:PostalCode></st1:address> Mayor Anthony
Williams<BR><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">2475 <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Virginia</st1:place></st1:State> Avenue,
NW<BR>Apt. 829</st1:Street><BR><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>
<st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State>, <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">20037</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><BR><BR>Dear Mayor
Williams,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">As
you are well aware, on May 1 DC Central Kitchen suspended its daily delivery of
2,300 meals to eight homeless shelters in the district. DCCK cited as causes the
lack of leadership and the city's failure to deliver a contract or
funding. The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness had
been repeatedly advised that providing ongoing services for the DC shelters
without the city’s financial support was an unsustainable solution to an
increasing problem.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Even
before the suspension, because the funding was already substandard, these
shelters were unable to provide adequate nutritious food to their residents, a
disproportionate percentage of whom suffer from a variety of illnesses either
caused or aggravated by a diet high in fat, sugar and empty calories. We have
been in communication with shelter staff as well as residents; they all confirm
that these shelters are now experiencing a full scale crisis, scrambling to
figure out how to provide sustenance to over 2000 of DC's most vulnerable
residents. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR>Mayor
Williams, we hold you personally responsible for this crisis and the suffering
it is causing to providers as well as recipients. Over the course of your
tenure, both the Gale and Randall Shelters have been shut down. The <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Franklin</st1:City></st1:place> shelter came very
close to closing, and was kept open only through the hard work and advocacy of
local residents. Services to the homeless are continually besieged by funding
cutbacks. Public dollars that can best go to public services are instead
funneled into what you refer to as "urban renewal." To us that's just a
euphemism for gentrification; it's one of the root causes of our exploding
homeless population. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR>Mayor
Williams, we feel that your track record shows you to be a servant of the
wealthy, not of all of the District's citizens and we see this latest crisis as
a crime. You lobbied successfully for the baseball stadium, the cost of which
will drain funds from public education. And how can it be that the Junior ROTC
program, which entices our young to fight and die in an illegal and immoral war,
commands a budget of $1.2 million annually while the city cannot come up with
funding to feed our residents or provide real training and jobs for our
youth? <BR><BR>A group of outraged DC residents will be delivering this
letter to you at your home tomorrow evening, Thursday May 4, 2006 at 9:30 p.m.
We are working hard to fill the gap by cooking and serving food ourselves to
distribute to those fellow residents who could otherwise go hungry. You can make
a donation directly to our effort at<U> <A
href="http://www.dawndc.net/">www.dawndc.net</A></U>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR>We
wish you cared a fraction as much as we do. You apparently do not and we demand
that you use your power and influence, if not your heart, to do the right thing
and see that food service is restored.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><BR><BR>Respectfully,<BR><BR>The DC Anti-War Network and other DC
residents<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR><BR>Dear
Mayor Williams,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">As
you are well aware, on May 1 DC Central Kitchen suspended its daily delivery of
2,300 meals to eight homeless shelters in the district. DCCK cited as causes the
lack of leadership and the city's failure to deliver a contract or
funding. The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness had
been repeatedly advised that providing ongoing services for the DC shelters
without the city’s financial support was an unsustainable solution to an
increasing problem.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Even
before the suspension, because the funding was already substandard, these
shelters were unable to provide adequate nutritious food to their residents, a
disproportionate percentage of whom suffer from a variety of illnesses either
caused or aggravated by a diet high in fat, sugar and empty calories. We have
been in communication with shelter staff as well as residents; they all confirm
that these shelters are now experiencing a full scale crisis, scrambling to
figure out how to provide sustenance to over 2000 of DC's most vulnerable
residents. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR>Mayor
Williams, we hold you personally responsible for this crisis and the suffering
it is causing to providers as well as recipients. Over the course of your
tenure, both the Gale and Randall Shelters have been shut down. The <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Franklin</st1:place></st1:City> shelter came very
close to closing, and was kept open only through the hard work and advocacy of
local residents. Services to the homeless are continually besieged by funding
cutbacks. Public dollars that can best go to public services are instead
funneled into what you refer to as "urban renewal." To us that's just a
euphemism for gentrification; it's one of the root causes of our exploding
homeless population. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR>Mayor
Williams, we feel that your track record shows you to be a servant of the
wealthy, not of all of the District's citizens and we see this latest crisis as
a crime. You lobbied successfully for the baseball stadium, the cost of which
will drain funds from public education. And how can it be that the Junior ROTC
program, which entices our young to fight and die in an illegal and immoral war,
commands a budget of $1.2 million annually while the city cannot come up with
funding to feed our residents or provide real training and jobs for our
youth? <BR><BR>A group of outraged DC residents will be delivering this
letter to you at your home tomorrow evening, Thursday May 4, 2006 at 9:30 p.m.
We are working hard to fill the gap by cooking and serving food ourselves to
distribute to those fellow residents who could otherwise go hungry. You can make
a donation directly to our effort at<U> <A
href="http://www.dawndc.net/">www.dawndc.net</A></U>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR>We
wish you cared a fraction as much as we do. You apparently do not and we demand
that you use your power and influence, if not your heart, to do the right thing
and see that food service is restored.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><BR><BR>Respectfully,<BR><BR>The DC Anti-War Network and other DC
residents<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>